Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Phasianidae · 11 species

In Québec, the family Phasianidae (order Galliformes) counts 11 species of birds. The stars? Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey and Spruce Grouse, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 9 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Outaouais9
  2. Laurentides9
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  4. Capitale-Nationale8
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  6. Mauricie7
  7. Estrie7
  8. Montréal7
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  10. Côte-Nord7
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  12. Montérégie7
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  14. Lanaudière6
  15. Nord-du-Québec5
  16. Centre-du-Québec5
  17. Laval4